Scioto Brush Creek State Nature Preserve
Scioto County, Ohio · 1.5 trail miles in ODNR's guide
Our take written by Nature Awed
Scioto Brush Creek protects over a mile of its namesake stream in Scioto County, where ODNR counts over 70 species of fish, including longnose gar and rosyside dace.
The preserve holds one of six populations of the federally threatened Virginia spiraea, and ODNR says all of Ohio's populations are in this watershed. There is a canoe and kayak launch, and the guide warns visitors to use caution during high water.
Our plain-language reading of the ODNR text quoted on this page. It adds no facts of its own.
Verify current visiting hours and access restrictions with ODNR's page for this preserve and ODNR's permit page before relying on this summary.
What ODNR says about it
Scioto Brush Creek State Nature Preserve protects over a mile of Scioto Brush Creek which is one of the most biologically diverse streams in Ohio. Scioto Brush Creek has over 70 species of fish including longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) and rosyside dace (Clinostomus funduloides).
The preserve contains mature trees, spring wildflowers, and rare species. The preserve protects one of six populations of the Federally Threatened Virginia spiraea (Spiraea virginiana). All of Ohio's populations occur in the Scioto Brush Creek watershed.
Visiting
Stay on designated trails at all times
Canoe/kayak launch
No pets
In ODNR's preserve guide
| Address | Tatman-Coe Rd, McDermott, 45652 (marked *: No physical address, see website for details.) |
|---|---|
| Trails (miles) | 1.5 |
| Visitor information | Canoe/Kayak Launch • Use caution during high water |
Scioto Brush Creek Scioto *Tatman-Coe Rd McDermott, 45652 1.5 Canoe/Kayak Launch • Use caution during high water
Access permit
Scioto Brush Creek State Nature Preserve is not on ODNR's list of preserves that require an access permit, and its ODNR page as quoted here doesn't call for one. ODNR also says: An access permit is required to leave trails within a state nature preserve.
(ODNR: State Nature Preserves Access Permit).
The land on ODNR's map
| LANDS_NAME | COUNTY | PROP_TYPE | SUM_CALC_ACRES | MANAGING_AGENCY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scioto Brush Creek Dedicated Natural Area | SCIOTO | Dedicated Nature Preserve | 44.9 | Division of Natural Areas and Preserves |
| Mapped acres | 44.90 (our sum of the parcels ODNR's GIS layer maps under this name) |
|---|---|
| Access permit | No whole-preserve permit requirement identified in the sources we check; named-area or activity permits may still apply |
| Centre of mapped land | 38.8408, -83.0867 (our calculation; not an entrance or parking lot) |
Statewide rules
Ohio Administrative Code chapter 1501:17 sets rules for nature preserves and natural areas under ODNR's supervision or its designated custodian, on pets, drones, picnics, collecting and more. Can I…? quotes them rule by rule, with their exceptions.
Pets are prohibited at all state nature preserves, except Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve where leashed pets are only allowed on the multipurpose paved trail.
Check before you go. Verify current hours, access and trail information on ODNR: Scioto Brush Creek State Nature Preserve and ODNR: State Nature Preserves Access Permit; our checker last found the quoted words there on October 14.
Nearest other preserves
Straight-line miles between the centres of mapped land (our calculation), not driving distance.
- Gladys Riley Golden-star State Nature Preserve · Scioto County · about 6.3 miles
- Raven Rock State Nature Preserve · Scioto County · about 8.5 miles · permit
- Davis Memorial State Nature Preserve · Adams County · about 16 miles
- Shoemaker State Nature Preserve · Adams County · about 16 miles
- Ka Ma Ma Prairie State Nature Preserve · Adams County · about 17 miles